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AI, machine learning, robotization… the ongoing technological transition will impact our society and our behaviors in diverse ways. The Wallenberg Foundations are now investing up to SEK 660 million in the WASP-HS research program, whose purpose is to study the changes resulting from the technological transition.“HS” stands for humanities and society. First and foremost, the program will analyze potential ethical, economic, labor market, social and legal aspects of the transition. “Knut och Alice Wallenberg Foundation has already invested SEK 3 billion in basic research under the

New logo reflects the future of Unibet

Kindred Group (previously Unibet Group) has updated the classic logo of its flagship brand Unibet to better cater for today’s mobile first environment with high legibility in small digital spaces. The logo has been fully designed and developed by Kindred’s in-house creative design team, who were faced with the challenge to modernise the classic logo while staying true to Unibet’s heritageThe design process included detailed research, engaging internal stakeholders, testing and validating the ideas, while ensuring the brand values and essence of “By Players, For Players” remained evident in

Stella Medlicott appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing & Corporate Relations

· Effective as of June 10, 2019 · Member of Ericsson's Executive Team, reporting to CEO Effective June 10, 2019, Stella Medlicott is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Marketing & Corporate Relations at Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and a member of Ericsson’s Executive Team. Stella Medlicott currently holds the position as Vice President, Marketing & Communications and Government & Industry Relations within Ericsson’s Market Area Europe and Latin America. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson, says: "With the introduction of 5G we are at an exciting time in

Camurus announces publication of Phase 3 study results showing long-term safety, efficacy and high rates of patient satisfaction with Buvidal®

Individualized treatment of opioid dependence with weekly and monthly Buvidal® was well-tolerated and effective, with a high (73.6%) patient retention across the 48-week study 83.4% of participants transferred from daily sublingual buprenorphine responded that Buvidal® was better than their previous treatment Lund, Sweden — 4 June 2019 — Camurus announces that the leading drug dependence journal Addiction has today published full results from a 48-week, open-label, global Phase 3 study of weekly and monthly Buvidal® (prolonged-release buprenorphine), the first and only long-acting

Additional DrugLog® order from Germany

Pharmacolog has received an order for a DrugLog® system from Kronen-Apotheke Marxen, an independent pharmacy in Köln, Germany. The system will be used for final control of chemotherapy and other intravenous drugs prepared at the pharmacy. The agreement is concluded directly with Pharmacolog in Uppsala AB.Kronen-Apotheke Marxen is an independent pharmacy that prepares chemotherapy and other drugs for delivery to the healthcare system. Unlike other European countries, the principle of wholly independent pharmacies that supply ready-made medicines to the health care system is very common in

Wärtsilä Navi-Planner lifts voyage planning and optimisation to unprecedented levels

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade Press Release, 4 June 2019, 10:00am, EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä unveils its new Navi-Planner voyage planning and optimisation solution at this year’s Nor-Shipping exhibition. Developed by Transas, a Wärtsilä company, the new Navi-Planner makes use of the connected ECDIS. The new connectivity allows tedious onboard voyage planning to be cut from 5 hours to 30min, while also providing a minimum navigational safety standard for a less experienced crew. The new Navi-Planner utilises one of the

Konecranes wins new straddle carrier customer in the UK

Tue, Jun 04, 2019 08:50 CET

Konecranes has won a new customer for its straddle carriers. Two Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers NSC 644 E will be delivered to the Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal in the United Kingdom.Maritime Transport Ltd., a leading transport company in the UK, has purchased two Konecranes Noell NSC 644 E Straddle Carriers for container train loading and unloading at Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT). The order was booked in April and the machines will be delivered in September 2019.The straddle carriers will be diesel-electric machines stacking three-high with Konecranes

Scout Gaming increases distribution with NSoft deal

Scout Gaming has entered into an agreement further expanding the distribution network of Scout’s products. The agreements stipulate distribution of Scout Gaming's full product portfolio."Distribution and getting our product out fast to the market is our main focus at the moment. Therefore I’m glad to present this deal. NSoft will make a great contribution to our network and will also distribute our new and upcoming products,“ comments Scout Gaming's CEO, Andreas Ternström The integration with Nsoft is expected to be completed. At latest, by the end of 2019. “We are excited to offer

AAK launches AkoPlanet™ to meet the fast-growing demand for plant-based foods

Tue, Jun 04, 2019 08:50 CET

AAK, a world leader in value-adding vegetable oils and fats, has launched AkoPlanet™, a new portfolio with tailor-made solutions for food manufacturers developing plant-based alternatives to products within the meat, dairy and ice cream segments. “Vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets are rapidly growing, creating new and exciting opportunities for food manufacturers”, says Johan Westman, President and CEO, AAK Group. “This development is, of course, very interesting to AAK as we have been working with plant-based ingredients for more than a century.” AkoPlanet™ will not only enable

East Capital Holding completes acquisition of Monyx

On 3 June 2019, East Capital Holding completed the previously announced acquisition of the fund management company Monyx. Monyx becomes a fully owned subsidiary of the East Capital Group and will continue to operate as a separate entity focusing on Nordic and global strategies.With the acquisition, the East Capital Group adds a new line of business with expertise in Nordic and global asset management of both equity and fixed income, which complements East Capital’s leading expertise in emerging and frontier markets. The work of developing and incorporating Monyx into the East Capital

May: Monthly statistics

The number of customers at Avanza has during 2019 increased by 56,800, amounting to 10,600 new customers in May. This resulted in 893,900 customers at the end of the month. Net inflow in May was SEK 2,530m*, amounting to SEK 13,400m* during 2019.In May, the Swedish Savings Barometer was published with statistics for the first quarter 2019. Avanza's share of the savings market increased and amounted to 4.0 per cent at the end of the quarter. The share of net inflow amounted to 22.8 per cent during the quarter. Rolling 12M net inflow amounted to 13.3 per cent, which exceeds the target of at

Toadman Interactive enters into an agreement to acquire Petrol Advertising

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Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: BlackRock, Inc.’s holding in Wärtsilä Corporation

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release, 4 June 2019 at 9:30 am EESTNotification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: BlackRock, Inc.’s holding in Wärtsilä CorporationBlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation it has disposed of Wärtsilä shares on 31 May 2019, thereby crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on total holdings. Total position of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification: +----------------+------+-----------+-----+----------------------+| |% of |% of shares|% of |Total number of shares||

Medivir to present at the 2019 BIO International Convention

Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) announces that the company will participate at the 2019 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, US. The presentation will take place at 11.30am local time on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Christina Herder, EVP Strategic Business Development, will present the developments in the company’s project portfolio. The presentation will be available via Medivirs website; www.medivir.com. For further information, please contact:Uli Hacksell, CEO, Medivir AB, mobile: +46 (0)73 125 0615. About MedivirMedivir develops innovative drugs

Lumito AB is provided approximately MSEK 38.7 in cash through an over-subscribed rights issue and a decided over-allotment

Tue, Jun 04, 2019 08:25 CET

Lumito AB (publ) announces today that the Company's new share issue amounting to approximately MSEK 35.7 has been subscribed to a total of 155 percent. The commitments from the guarantee consortium do therefore not have to be utilized. In addition, an over-allotment issue of MSEK 3.0 has been decided.An extraordinary general meeting of Lumito AB (publ) held on 25 April 2019 resolved to approve the Board of Directors's proposal to conduct an issue of units with preferential rights for the shareholders, and further resolved to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on a possible over-

The Norwegian sea rescue society extends their fleet of RescueRunners

This is a translation of the Swedish press release published on June 3, 2019. The Norwegian Sea Rescue Society have ordered two RescueRunners to use as daughter crafts onboard their future larger sea rescue vessels.The Norwegian Sea Rescue Society is a nationwide humanitarian association whose purpose is to save lives, salvage assets and protect the coastal environment of Norwegian waters, as well as undertaking outreach and accident prevention initiatives to improve the safety of those at sea in Norway and abroad. Since 1891, the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue have rescued over 6 400

New interim report at 30 months and after extra injection supports long-term effect of intralymphatic Diamyd®

Tue, Jun 04, 2019 08:17 CET

The first seven patients that have now been followed for the entire 30-month period in DIAGNODE-1 continue to show a positive clinical course and are in partial remission. Partial remission in type 1 diabetes is characterized by low external insulin requirement and near to normal long-term blood sugar levels. Three of the seven patients have also received an extra intralymphatic injection of Diamyd® after their 30-month visit. These three patients show an increase in endogenous insulin production between the 30 and 37 month visits. The treatment appears safe and no serious side effects have

Balder issues its first green bond for SEK 1 000m

Balder has issued its first green bond under the company’s MTN programme and green bond framework. The total issue consists of unsecured bonds of SEK 1 000m with a maturity of 5 years to a variable interest rate of Stibor + 1,58%. The proceeds will be used in accordance with Balder’s green bond framework, which describes what projects and assets are eligible for financing with green bonds. Read more about Balder’s green bond framework on https://en.balder.se/investor-relations/green-bond-framework For further information, please contact:Head of Finance Marcus Hansson, telephone

NCC secures order of nearly SEK 1.4 billion to construct Nicolinehus in Aarhus

NCC has been commissioned by property developer Bricks A/S to build Nicolinehus in Aarhus, a construction project of 40,000 square meters valued at nearly SEK 1.4 billion. Nicolinehus will form a link between the city and the port comprising housing units, a market hall, stores, fitness centers, offices and restaurants. Image: Aart Architects “We are very pleased to be building Nicolinehus. The building will be one of the architectural gems of Aarhus Docklands. As a contractor, we are honored to be involved in the development of Aarhus and to be contributing to some of the city’

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Nordstjernan divests its holding in Salcomp

Nordstjernan has entered an agreement to divest its holding in Salcomp, a world-leading manufacturer of chargers for mobile phones and other electronic products for the smart and connected world, to Lingyi iTech. Lingyi is a listed Chinese component manufacturer with sales of more than USD 3 billion in 2018. Salcomp, founded in 1975, reported sales of EUR 531 million in 2018. Its customers comprise all major manufacturers of mobile phones and the company has production facilities in China, India and Brazil. Nordstjernan has been owner of Salcomp since 2007 and currently owns 55 percent

Dividend amount in XACT Sverige (UCITS ETF)

The dividend amount of the above stated Exchange Traded Fund is SEK 15.27 per fund unit. Registered holder of fund units on the record day will receive dividend. If a holder of fund units does not wish to receive the dividend, units must be sold on or before June 12, 2019. The schedule for the dividend is as follows: June 12 Last day to trade fund units including the right to receive dividendJune 13 Ex-dividend; the fund units are traded ex dividendJune 14 Record dayJune 19 Payment day For further information, please contact:Pär Nürnberg, Chief Executive, Xact

Systemair's Interim Report for the fourth quarter will be presented on June 11