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Acquisition of Alexion completed

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. 21 July 2021 13:45 BST Acquisition of Alexion completed AstraZeneca today completed the acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alexion). The closing of the acquisition marks the Company's entry into medicines for rare diseases and the beginning of a new chapter for AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca now has an enhanced scientific presence in immunology and,

The game changer that is employee generated content (EGC)

Brands today are well aware of the power of social media and user generated content (UGC); it's a necessity when it comes to increasing awareness, bolstering sales, and building a community. Asking for and reposting UGC online is an effective way to showcase authentic social proof from end-users. But what if we told you there was another type of content, just waiting to be collected and used? Enter EGC: employee generated content! How EGC differs from UGCEGC is similar to UGC, however, EGC stems from employees and, sometimes, brands themselves (brand-generated content needs to feel

Completion of press release regarding the acquisition of Defcon Solutions A B

In the press release published by MilDef at 16:00 CEST yesterday, July 20 2021, “MilDef acquires Defcon Solutions AB”, information about the purchase price was missing. Correct information follows. The initial purchase price is 160 MSEK on a cash- and debt-free basis. During the years 2021-2023, up to 40 MSEK in contingent payments are conditioned on agreed financial targets. Defcon is expected to generate 140 MSEK in revenue during 2021.   For more information, please contact: MilDef Group AB (publ) Björn Karlsson, CEOPhone: +46 705 25 01 07Email: bjorn.karlsson@mildef.

BLAST team up with Twitch and Amazon ahead of inaugural Apex Legends event BLAST Titans

BLAST will team up with Twitch and Amazon ahead of this week’s inaugural Apex Legends event BLAST Titans - where Europe’s best teams will compete against each other for a €40,000 prize pool.Twitch and BLAST will work together to focus on enhancing viewer and fan experience of the tournament through unique features like Twitch chat and Drops - that will reward fans tuning in and watching the second weekend’s Arenas Mode action unfold online.     As part of the deal, BLAST Titans will broadcast exclusively on Twitch, where the English language broadcast will be shown live from Twitch.tv/

Länsförsäkringar Hypotek: January – June 2021

"The trend in the Swedish housing market remains stable and housing prices increased again during the quarter, particularly for single-family homes for which the increase was relatively substantial. Higher demand for larger homes, mainly in the large cities, combined with expectations that interest rates will remain low were the main reasons for this strong price trend. In addition, the relatively limited impact on home buyers’ finances during the pandemic contributed to the upturn. This increase also highlights the structural imbalance in the Swedish housing market. In parallel with the

ITAB has been honoured with two leading retail awards

ITAB Germany GmbH has been recognized with the EHI Reta Award 2021 in the category Top Supplier Retail 2021 “Best In Store” solution for the delivery and installation of a complete consumer centric checkout area in the grocery retailer Edeka Oertwig in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. The award honours retail companies and their partners for outstanding technology projects and is given by the EHI Retail Institute GmbH. For more information about the award please visit www.reta-europe.com/winners/. ITAB Shop Concept China Co Ltd has been recognized with the Retail Asia Award 2021 for Best Pop

Länsförsäkringar Bank: January – June 2021

”Länsförsäkringar Bank reports strong earnings for the quarter and growth in the banking business remains healthy in all segments. This solid performance was largely the result of the bank’s and the regional insurance companies’ sustained efforts throughout the pandemic when we continued to offer customers the security and high level of service that exemplifies Länsförsäkringar. During the quarter, Länsförsäkringar Bank signed the UN Principles for Responsible Banking, meaning that we are clarifying our ambition to meet global sustainability challenges and to work towards the goals of the

Studsvik’s Interim Report for the Second Quarter 2021

Highlights in the quarter · Sales during the quarter increased by 24 per cent in local currencies and the operating profit improved to SEK 17.3 (9.6) million, mainly due to a strong performance in Decommissioning and Radiation Protection Services. · Major strategically important contracts were signed during the quarter. Decommissioning and Radiation Protection Services signed a three-year agreement totaling SEK 135 million for decommissioning services and Fuel and Materials Technology signed a five-year agreement for an international program totaling SEK 110 million.

AR Packaging launches Ecoflex® mono-material for thermoformed applications

As world mono-material plastic packaging film consumption is forecast to grow during 2020–25 at an annual average rate of 3.9% to 26.03 million tonnes ($70.9 billion)¹, AR Packaging is meeting the challenge by launching Ecoflex[®] - its 100% recyclable mono polyethylene film for thermoforming that provides a sustainable alternative to PA-based materials, whilst fully meeting OPRL guidelines.Designed primarily as a thermoforming base web, Ecoflex[®] is formulated with premium PE polymers, offering good puncture resistance, improved tear resistance and it can be used for MAP (modified

Asetek A/S Announces Transactions Carried Out Under the Current Share Buyback Programme in Accordance With the "Safe Harbour Method"

July 21, 2021 - On April 26, 2021, Asetek A/S launched a share buyback programme, as described in company announcement of April 26, 2021. According to the programme, Asetek A/S will in the period until September 2, 2021 buy back own shares up to a maximum value of USD 3 million and with a maximum of 237,100 shares. The share buyback programme will be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 of 16th April 2014 of the European Parliament and Council and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) no. 2016/1052, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules. Trading day

Metso Outotec signs EUR 360 million order for the design and engineering of a copper smelter to Freeport Indonesia Manyar Project

Metso Outotec Corporation, Stock exchange release, Insider information, on July 21, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. EESTMetso Outotec has signed a major engineering and technology contract as well as license agreements for the delivery of a landmark copper smelter complex to be built in Gresik, East Java, in Indonesia. The project owner is PT Freeport Indonesia, and PT Chiyoda International Indonesia is the EPC contractor. Four-fifths of the approximately EUR 360 million contract has been booked in Metals’ Q3/2021 order intake and the rest in Minerals’ Q3/2021 order intake. Metso Outotec’s scope of

Mikko Jaskari appointed as Enersense’s Chief Financial Officer

Enersense International PlcStock Exchange Release 21 July 2021 at 11.30 a.m.Enersense International Plc, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has appointed Mikko Jaskari (52) as the group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the Group Executive Team starting from 2 August 2021. Jaskari is a Master of Science in Engineering. Enersense’s current CFO Risto Takkala will support the company in the transition phase and will leave the company during autumn 2021. Mikko Jaskari has acted in several managerial positions related to finance, for example at Honkarakenne Oyj

Corem is listed on Nasdaq Large Cap

As of 21 July 2021, Corem's share is traded on Nasdaq Large Cap, which contains companies with a market capitalization in excess of one billion euros. Corem's market capitalization currently amounts to approximately SEK 28 billion.Corem was listed on the Nasdaq Mid Cap in January 2011 and has since shown continous growth. During March 2021 Corem announced a public takeover bid for Klövern's shareholders, with the aim of merging the two companies. As of June 24 Corem reached 95 percent ownership in Klövern. An application for delisting of Klövern's shares from Nasdaq Stockholm has

Storytel has surpassed the milestone 1 million paying subscribers in the Nordics

Storytel has passed a new milestone on its strong global growth trajectory. On 20 July 2021, the audiobook and e-book streaming service surpassed the mark 1,000,000 paying subscribers in the Nordics.On 7 July, Storytel presented its subscriber and revenue development for the second quarter of 2021. With an average of 1,626,900 paying customers for the quarter, including an annual Nordic customer base increase of 150,300, the forecast for subscriber growth in the Nordic segment was exceeded.Today, Storytel is happy to announce yet another milestone on its journey of expansion and growth as

NENT Group signs Polish Viaplay distribution deal with Vectra

· Vectra is Poland’s largest cable TV operator and has 1.7 million customers · Multi-year deal makes Viaplay available as an add-on subscription · Viaplay to launch in Poland on 3 August Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Poland’s leading cable TV operator Vectra have agreed a multi-year distribution deal that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service available to Vectra’s 1.7 million customers. Viaplay will launch in Poland on 3 August with a unique combination of Viaplay Originals, international films and series, kids content and premium live sports such as Bundesliga

Nordea Kredit Realkreditaktieselskab – Interim Report January-June 2021 Company announcement no 74, 2021

Nordea Kredit Realkreditaktieselskab today presented the attached Interim Report January-June 2021 with the following key points: · Nordea Kredit continued to see high activity levels in the first half of 2021, particularly driven by properties with a change of ownership for household customers. · Nordea Kredit continued to develop its sustainability offering and has as per end-June 2021 issued DKK 9bn in green mortgages for corporate customers. · Nordea Kredit has continuously increased its market share within owner-occupied dwellings during the past five quarters. · Lending

Calliditas Therapeutics and STADA partner to register and commercialize specialty therapy for IgA Nephropathy in Europe

· Calliditas and STADA partner to bring a specialty therapy focused on downregulating IgA1 to European patients. If approved, it would be the first-ever approved treatment in the EU for chronic autoimmune kidney disease IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) · Partnership for this oral orphan-drug candidate combines Calliditas’ drug-delivery expertise with STADA’s pan-European marketing and sales expertise, including for specialty and nephrology medicines · Deal covering European Economic Area (EEA) member states, Switzerland and the UK is valued at a total of 97.5 million EUR ($115m), plus royalties

Prevas: interim report January – June 2021

Strong quarter and first six months.April – June · Net turnover 313.2 MSEK (194.0) · Operating profit/loss EBITA 29.8 MSEK (14.6) · Operating margin EBITA 9.5 % (7.5) · Profit after tax 17.5 MSEK (11.3) · Profit per share 1.35 SEK (1.14) January – June · Net turnover 614.1 MSEK (410.3) · Operating profit/loss EBITA 61.3 MSEK (36.8) · Operating margin EBITA 10.0 % (9.0) · Profit after tax 40.4 MSEK (27.9) · Profit per share 3.10 SEK (2.80)  A word from the CEO Strength in progress. Strong quarter and first six months The year's good

IRRAS receives extension of its MDSAP certification and scope expansion of MDSAP & ISO 13485:2016 certifications

· After completion of successful verification audit by its notified body DEKRA, IRRAS’ Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification has been extended for three years until July 2024 · The company’s MDSAP/ISO 13485:2016 certification will also have a scope upgrade to include company’s new manufacturing facility following the audit’s site inspection · The expanded ISO certification now allows product manufactured in IRRAS’ new facility to be shipped globallyStockholm, July 21, 2021 – IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical technology company with a comprehensive portfolio of

Update on a new clinical Phase Ib trial for the RH5.1 blood-stage malaria vaccine

Hørsholm, Denmark, July 21, 2021 – ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB’s affiliate ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS (“ExpreS2ion") announces that University of Oxford has initiated the VAC080-study, a Phase Ib clinical trial to assess the safety and immunogenicity of the blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine candidate RH5.1/Matrix-M in adults and infants living in Tanzania.The RH5.1 blood-stage malaria protein vaccine has previously been administered to 67 healthy UK adults, with various doses, and was found to be safe and well tolerated. The study is estimated to be completed in H2

Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

On 4 March 2021, H+H International A/S (hereinafter referred to as “H+H” or “the Company”) initiated a share buy-back programme in compliance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on Market Abuse and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 1052/2016 of 8 March 2016 (the “Safe Harbour Regulation”). On 18 March 2021, the share buy-back programme was increased by DKK 15 million, thereby increasing the maximum aggregate purchase price of the shares to be bought back under the programme to DKK 115 million. The share buy-back

Kindred’s revenue from harmful gambling amounted to 4.3 per cent

Kindred continue to focus on contributing to a more sustainable gambling market through an open and fact-based discussion across industry stakeholders. In the second quarter of 2021, Kindred’s share of revenue from harmful gambling increased slightly to 4.3 per cent.In February this year, Kindred Group plc (Kindred) started to communicate about its “Journey towards zero” by announcing the share of revenue derived from harmful gambling. Kindred has set an ambition to reach zero per cent of revenue from harmful gambling by the end of 2023 and report this on a quarterly basis. The purpose is

Sobi publishes report for the second quarter 2021

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)  (Sobi™) today announces its results for the second quarter 2021. Total revenue amounted to SEK 3,211 M, 14 per cent growth at CER compared with the same period 2020. EBITA was SEK 922 M, resulting in an EBITA margin of 29 per cent. April – June · Total revenue of SEK 3,211 M (3 070), 5 per cent growth and 14 per cent at CER · EBITA[1] was SEK 922 M (1,018), with an EBITA margin[1] of 29 per cent (33) · Earnings per share (EPS) before dilution of SEK 0.91 (0.96) · Haematology sales were SEK 2,125 M (2,037), 12 per

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