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North Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment (NTM) has decided to issue a state investment and development grant of € 2,000,000 (SEK19.6 million). The investment will be used to construct and develop infrastructure at the open pit, underground-mine and environmental-protection facilities at the Silver Mine. The grant will be received after a separate request, which show the cost incurred during the construction-process and approved according to the grant-decision."We are grateful for the grant and support provided by ELY Centre. This grant of EURO 2 million

Management change in AB Electrolux

Cecilia Vieweg, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AB Electrolux and member of Group Management, has decided to retire from Electrolux as from December 31, 2016. Electrolux has appointed Mikael Östman, currently Head of the Corporate Legal Department, as her successor.Cecilia Vieweg joined Electrolux in 1999 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and member of Group Management. Prior to joining Electrolux she held the position as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Volvo Car Corporation. She has also been corporate counsel at AB Volvo and Partner at the law firm

Södra closes the ecosystem by returning nutrients to the forest

Södra has developed a bio-ash that comprises nutrients from forest raw materials and can be produced at the company’s own mills. The material will be used to return nutrients to the forest in order to close the ecosystem and ensure long-term production capacity.When extracting raw materials from the forest we also extract nutrients. This usually only occurs to a limited degree since nutrients are primarily found in branches and needles, which are left behind on the ground. However, when branches and treetops – which are used in the production of bioenergy – are harvested, the amount of

Serneke and NREP sell development rights adjacent to Karlatornet

Through their joint project company, Karlastaden Holding AB, Serneke and NREP will soon be commencing sales of future development rights adjacent to Karlatornet – the Nordic region’s tallest building.The development rights are for land within the Karlastaden development area in Gothenburg. Being sold are development rights for multi-dwelling buildings of between 16 and 43 stories. The development rights encompass a total of some 94,000 square meters of bright residential GFA, entailing about 1,000 new apartments. Serneke’s and NREP’s joint project company continues to own and develop the

Marjo Halonen appointed responsible for Metsä Board Communications

Metsä Board Corporation Press release 28 November 2016 at 10 am EET Marjo Halonen (M.Econ.) has been appointed VP, Communications for Metsä Board, a part of Metsä Group, as of 1 January 2017. In this role she is responsible for the company’s marketing communications, other external communications excluding investor relations and internal communications. Halonen moves to Metsä Board from Outokumpu Corporation, where she has since 2013 held several managerial positions in communications. Earlier she was responsible for PR and Communications activities of Specsavers Finland. Halonen has

Outokumpu stainless steel rebar reinforces sea defences at Cromer coast in the UK

OUTOKUMPU OYJPRESS RELEASENovember 28, 2016 at 10.00 am EET Outokumpu delivers Forta DX 2304 duplex stainless steel rebar for the Cromer coast in the UK. Cromer is an English town located on the stormy North Sea coast which needed to rebuild its sea defences and prepare for rising sea levels. Cromer is a well-known resort with a historic sea front and beloved beach, with original sea defences of a series of walls and timber groynes, some dating back to 1845. With rising sea levels and storms threatening the area, the town launched a coast protection scheme in 2013 in order to

Restamax Plc: MANAGERS' TRANSACTIONS

Restamax PlcMANAGERS' TRANSACTIONS 28 NOVEMBER 2016 at 10:00Restamax Plc: MANAGERS' TRANSACTIONSPerson subject to the notification requirementName: AARTIO, MIKKOPosition: Member of the board Initial NotificationReference number: D621 IssuerName: RESTAMAX OYJLEI: 743700DYZ6R1QNLWQA56 Transaction detailsTransaction date: 2016-11-23Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL)Nature of the transaction: Disposal

FindMyPaperRoll mobile application won UPM's IoT track in Junction

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 08:54 CET

(UPM, Helsinki, 28 November 2016 at 10:00 EET) - Junction, Europe's leading hackathon, was held last weekend in Wanha Satama, Helsinki. During 48 hours, teams of hackers and designers competed in creating the best hack in 11 different tracks ranging from virtual reality and IoT to healthcare and fintech. UPM was one of the hosts of Junction in the IoT track and challenged participants to create digital solutions using supply chain data. The winner of UPM's track was a team consisting of Industrial engineering and management students from the Aalto University with their mobile application

SyntheticMR introduces REMyDI™, automatic measurement of myelin volume, at RSNA

SyntheticMR AB introduces REMyDI*, automatic quantification of myelin volume in the brain. Easy quantification of myelin allows clinicians to follow myelination in the developing brain and monitor myelin degeneration in patients with demyelinating and neurodegenerative disorders. REMyDI is a unique feature of the SyMRI® post-processing software from SyntheticMR.Measuring myelin volume with conventional MRI is challenging. With the REMyDI feature in SyMRI, clinicians can now get an automatic volume measurement of myelin from a single 5-6 minute quantitative MRI scan. The automatic post-

Advenica appoints Mikael Puska as CEO in Finland

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 08:50 CET

In September, the Swedish cybersecurity company Advenica expanded to Finland and opened a new office in Helsinki. The company is now recruiting Mikael Puska as CEO of Advenica Oy.Mikael Puska has many years of experience working with cybersecurity and has also worked as an officer in various positions for the Armed Forces, including CIO (Chief Information Officer) of the National Defense University. Mikael has also worked as Development Manager and KAM (Key Account Manager) at nSense which was acquired by the Finnish cybersecurity company F-Secure in which Michael also had his last job as

Planmeca ProModel receives Innovation 2016 honorary mention

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 08:41 CET

The dental industry Innovation award was once again handed out at this month’s Finnish Dental Congress and Exhibition in Helsinki, Finland. The award and accompanying honorary mentions are given to companies or associations which have developed a product, service or technology in a way which has significantly improved treatment, patient safety or the working conditions of the dentist. 3D technology improves patient safety Planmeca ProModel™ service

Moberg Pharma receives bondholders’ approval for increased flexibility in acquisition financing

STOCKHOLM, November 28th, 2016 - Moberg Pharma AB (OMX: MOB) has obtained a waiver from its bondholders to increase flexibility in acquisition financing. The waiver provides better possibility to optimize financing of acquisitions of profitable assets.Moberg Pharma’s outstanding senior unsecured floating rate bonds are due 2021, and encompass maximum SEK 600 million with a current outstanding amount of SEK 385 million (the “Bonds”). On November 8th, 2016 Moberg Pharma summoned a bondholders’ meeting, by way of a written procedure, to obtain a waiver from the holders of the Bonds (the “

Skanska builds new healthcare research facility for hospital in London, UK, for GBP 60M, about SEK 700M

Skanska has signed a contract with Great Ormond Street Hospital to build the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Diseases in Children in London, UK. The contract is worth GBP 60M, about SEK 700M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska UK in the fourth quarter 2016.This is the third phase of redevelopment for the world-renowned medical facility. It will support the hospital's vision of driving forward new treatments and cures for children with rare diseases. Skanska will be responsible for the design, construction and mechanical and electrical fit-out of the facility, which

Medivir announces that Janssen has initiated an open-label phase IIb study of the 3DAA combination of simeprevir, odalasvir and AL-335 (JNJ-4178)

Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) today announces that a phase IIb open-label study of the combination of simeprevir, odalasvir and AL-335, also known as JNJ-4178, has been initiated by Janssen Research & Development, LLC., part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen), in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced subjects with chronic hepatitis C virus infection without cirrhosis. This global, multi-center study includes clinical trial sites in North America, Europe and Asia and forms part of Janssen’s global development program for JNJ-

Sparkzone agrees to join TalkPool to provide IoT based Solutions for Office Management

This information is information that Talkpool is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8.30 CET on 28 November, 2016.Sparkzone has developed a workspace IoT solution that is used by the global market leader Regus and other office-space providers. The solution allows users to book a room by using an app called Jeckee. The same app enables the user to turn on the projector, start the coffee machine, open the minibar, pay for

Bonusway raises €6.9 million in funding – A new kind of loyalty programme for active online shoppers

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 08:27 CET

The Helsinki-based growth company Bonusway announces €6.9M in funding, which is a mixture of equity and debt financing. The venture capital funding comes from Buran VC and Visionplus. The e-commerce loyalty service offers cash rewards and online shopping inspiration for consumers in Finland, Sweden, Turkey and Russia. For e-commerce businesses, Bonusway offers a new kind of loyalty programme to make existing customers come back and reach new ones. “The investment will be used for marketing to further boost the user acquisition and retention of Bonusway. The

Purchase of rights to use nanofluidics with nanoplasmonik for maximum miniaturization and multi-sample analysis

Insplorion has recently acquired a patent application entitled "A Sensor, Method and System for Detecting an Analyte in a Fluid" of the three inventors Christoph Langhammer, Fredrik Westerlund and Joachim Fritzsche, all of which are active at Chalmers University of Technology. The invention is based on combining nanofluidics with nanoplasmonik, enabling very small concentrations of samples to be detected at many different individual measuring points.The background to the invention started more than four years ago, when Insplorion’s founder Christoph Langhammer’s knowledge in nanoplasmonics

Newly-appointed CEO accepts offer to purchase options

Mon, Nov 28, 2016 08:25 CET

CombiGene’s newly-appointed CEO, Jan Nilsson, accepts an offer to purchases options within the framework of the options programme which was decided upon at the annual general meeting held on 4 April 2016. Jan Nilsson purchases 60,000 options from the options programme, which is 100 per cent of the offer. In addition to the purchase from the options programme, Jan Nilsson purchases a further 60,000 options from his predecessor as CEO. “The purchase of 120,000 options in total reflects both the strong enthu- siasm I feel at the prospect of my as- signment as CEO and my optimistic view of

Bricknode launches specialized transaction viewer for BFS

Bricknode (www.bricknode.com) has launched a new application in the Bricknode Add-On Marketplace called Transaction Viewer. The application can be launched as an add-on to Bricknode Financial Systems (BFS) as a tool to make the life of back office users easier.Bricknode wants to help individuals and companies to improve their financial lives. Bricknode does this by helping to bring new financial services to the market. Bricknode offers a cloud based platform and ecosystem for partners who share the same values and beliefs. Bricknode Financial Systems (BFS) can be used by financial

Castellum sells properties for SEKm 472 in Sundsvall and Östersund

Castellum has completed a sale of 4 properties in Sundsvall and 6 properties in Östersund totaling about 48,000 sq.m.The selling price amounted to SEKm 472 after deduction of expenses and assessed deferred tax of SEKm 19, which is in line with the latest valuation. Final economic results will also be affected by reversed goodwill of approx. SEKm 40 and deferred tax income of SEKm 25. Purchaser is NP3 and change of possession will take place on March 31, 2017. The portfolio now being sold comprises office and warehouse premises, totaling about 48,000 sq.m., spread over approx. 13,000

Scandic one of the highest-scoring Nordic companies in the CDP Climate Change Report 2016

Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries, has been rewarded once again for its long-term and focused work to reduce its environmental impact. In the recently released CDP Climate Change Report 2016, Scandic was ranked at level B, placing well over the average for other Nordic companies.Scandic has been a pioneer when it comes to integrating sustainability in all of its operations. Reporting on environmental aspects began in as early as 1996. Since then, Scandic’s goal-oriented and systematic work to reduce the environmental impact of its operations has continued to

ISS recommends shareholders to vote for the combination of Intrum Justitia and Lindorff

ISS, one of the leading international proxy advisors, has recommended shareholders to vote in favour of the Board of Director's proposal to the EGM to approve the combination between Intrum Justitia and Lindorff and to issue new shares to the shareholders of Lindorff. ISS is estimated to advise approximately a quarter of the shareholders in Intrum Justitia. The EGM will take place on December 14.“We welcome the support from ISS for this transaction. Along with the Board of Directors and the management team, I am convinced that this combination creates value for our shareholders as well

Sea Shepherd Captain Found Guilty of Causing ‘Unnecessary suffering to dolphins’ by Danish Court