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Press release 11 June 2020Ten Nordic startups will begin a four-month acceleration programme in June at FAN Nordic Hub led by VTT. Their goal is to gain knowledge from experts and connect with possible partners, clients and investors from all over Europe.VTT has created the Helsinki-based FAN Nordic Hub together with its partners Valio and Helsinki University. It is one of six accelerators in the European EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN), which aims to promote a sustainable food system. Participants for this year’s accelerator programs have been selected by an international panel of

Eficode continues international expansion in the financial sector

Bankdata selects Eficode ROOT DevOps platform: moves software development and operations to the cloud for increased security, compliance and cost-savings.Espoo, Finland, XX June 2020 -- Eficode, Europe’s leading DevOps company, has today announced that it has agreed to deliver its Eficode ROOT DevOps Platform to BankData, one of the largest financial technology companies in Denmark. As new technologies change the financial business landscape, financial institutions constantly explore new opportunities to improve their customer experience and business capabilities from software. This

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Swedish research programme to analyse geopolitics, sustainability trends and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Mistra, announced a package of funding for the interdisciplinary research programme Mistra Geopolitics, hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), today. The 60 million SEK will fund research and stakeholder engagement at six leading Swedish universities and institutes, starting in January 2021.Mistra Geopolitics explores the interface between geopolitics, human security and global environmental change. In particular, it helps Swedish government, businesses and other stakeholders to anticipate future opportunities and

AddSecure in partnership with SMS Labruyere for e-CMR solution

Thu, Jun 11, 2020 08:40 CET

Through the strategic partnership with SMS Labruyere, AddSecure Smart Transport customers across Europe will benefit from a certified solution for electronic consignment notes (e-CMR) that is paperless, secure and fully digital. AddSecure , a leading European provider of premium solutions for secure critical communications and data, today announced the partnership with the French company SMS Labruyere for a common solution for electronic consignment notes (e-CMR). A CMR, or consignment note, is a standardized document required by

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Aker ASA: NOAKA agreement achieved

Reference is made to Aker BP’s stock exchange announcement stating that Aker BP and Equinor have reached a commercial agreement for a joint development of the NOAKA area.The partners will immediately start preparations for submitting a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) in 2022. NOAKA is one of the largest field developments planned on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the coming years, with a potential to generate significant activity and value across the industry and for the Norwegian society. END

Mandatory Notification of Trade - Options

Thu, Jun 11, 2020 08:39 CET

Reference is made to the announcement on 5 April, 2017, in which Hexagon Composites ASA (the "Company") announced the grant of 1,640,000 share options to employees under its employee share option program, each at a strike price of NOK 27 per share. Of the 1,640,000 options, 1,175,000 options were granted to senior executives and managers listed as primary insiders. The options may be exercised in part or in full within three weeks following the official announcement of the financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019, first quarter of 2020 and second quarter of 2020. Pursuant to

Agreement on way forward for Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim (NOAKA)

Thu, Jun 11, 2020 08:37 CET

Aker BP and Equinor have entered into an agreement in principle on commercial terms for a coordinated development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim (NOAKA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and have started preparations for submitting Plans for Development and Operation (PDO) in 2022. The NOAKA area is located between Oseberg and Alvheim in the Norwegian North Sea. The area holds several oil and gas discoveries with gross recoverable resources estimated at more than 500 million barrels of oil equivalents, with further exploration and appraisal potential. The partners

Bublar Group partners with Dafo for off-the-shelf fire emergency training in Virtual Reality

Bublar Group announces a new strategic partnership with market leader Dafo as reseller of the new stand-alone version of Vobling’s “VR Fire Trainer”. The two-year licence deal is the first reseller agreement for training solutions built on Vobling’s Virtual Training platform. The VR Fire Trainer is a mobile, easy-to-use off-the-shelf package, targeting companies in need of readily accessible virtual reality fire emergency training. Dafo will be the exclusive reseller in Sweden, a key partner in the Nordics, and the partnership will also include further product and business development of

Handicare establishes its own stairlift production in the United States

Today, Handicare, a market leader in stairlifts, announces its decision to establish a local stairlift production site in the United States. The new production site will allow Handicare to shorten lead times significantly, which will increase Handicare’s competitive advantage. The required capital expenditure amounts to approximately MEUR 2.5.Aiming to build on its already strong growth trajectory in North America, Handicare has decided to establish a local stairlift production site in the United States. Today, the curved lift production is based in the Netherlands and United Kingdom, with

Intervacc appoints international bacteriology expert as Chief Scientific Officer

Stockholm 11 June 2020 – The Swedish biotechnology company Intervacc AB (publ), which is developing modern, effective and safe vaccines for animal health has appointed Dr. Andrew Waller as the new Chief Scientific Officer, CSO. The company has thus appointed an international leader in bacterial research in veterinary species to lead the company's exciting development program for vaccines based on recombinant proteins. This appointment follows on the success of Intervacc’s lead vaccine project against strangles in horses, Strangvac, which was evaluated by Andrew’s former laboratory at the

Dignitana publishes June newsletter

Thu, Jun 11, 2020 08:02 CET

Dignitana AB today publishes the June 2020 edition of the company newsletter, attached to this release. The Dignitana IN BRIEF newsletter is published monthly for Dignitana shareholders. Newsletters are posted to the Dignitana website and are available by email subscription here .

Kaltiot Contact Tracker helps secure social distancing in workplaces – a solution to identify and prevent exposure to coronavirus

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection among personnel can lead to extensive quarantine measures, or even temporary closure of the entire workplace if it is not possible to identify those potentially exposed to the virus. Finland’s Kaltio Technologies has developed a solution that enables occupational healthcare professionals to effectively identify those exposed in the workplace and guide them to the required quarantine, while other colleagues can continue working. The solution is globally available and well suited to support operations in, for example, care and nursing homes, construction sites,

EQT introduces largest ever ESG-linked Subscription Credit Facility

· EQT launches ESG-linked fund level bridge facility – first of this size in the global fund financing markets · Backed by a strong syndicate of leading global financial institutions · Reinforces EQT’s commitment to an integrated approach to sustainability and responsible ownership – enables execution on EQT’s elevated societal ambitions EQT today announced the entry into an ESG-linked Subscription Credit Facility related to the Private Equity business line (the “SCF” or “bridge facility”). This is an important milestone on EQT’s sustainability and transparency journey, as the

Faron selected for EUR2.5 million grant from EIC

Faron selected for €2.5 million grant from European Innovation Council Accelerator pilot for MATINS study accelerationCompany announcement, 11 June 2020 at 09.00 AM (EET) Inside Information TURKU – FINLAND Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (AIM: FARN, First North: FARON), the clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announces today that, it has been selected to receive a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator pilot scheme to progress the MATINS Study and related business activities. The EIC Accelerator pilot scheme supports top-class innovators,

Citycon continues to show positive news with 97% of stores open for business

CITYCON OYJ Corporate Press Release 11 June 2020Citycon announces that 97% of the stores in the shopping centres are open and footfall continues to show a strong rebound trend tracking at 80% versus prior year over the past week.“With almost all stores open and our upgraded safety measures in place, we are happy to be able to offer our visitors a pleasant experience and a full variety of shopping and services. Fueled by a greater trend towards shopping locally, many of our centres are showing good sales performance”, says Peter Dimulkas, Vice President, Marketing & Communications.For

EMTN Programme Routine Technical Update: Publication of Prospectus

11 June 2020 07:00 BST EMTN Programme Routine Technical Update: Publication of Prospectus Following a routine technical update of the Company's Euro Medium Term Note ("EMTN") programme established in 2007, the following prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and is available for viewing: Base Prospectus for the AstraZeneca PLC U.S. $10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the "Prospectus"). The last drawdown under the EMTN programme was in 2016. To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser.

AQ Group: Corona update

During April and May, 5 of our manufacturing units in Canada, the United States, Italy and India have been closed, while 9 units in Europe have been affected by the standstill of the European automotive industry. The other 28 units within AQ Group continued to manufacture without major disruptions. From the beginning of June, all of our manufacturing units are up and running and automotive customers have also restarted after their downtime. We deliver what our customers demand and currently we have no significant problems with material deliveries, staffing or other restrictions. The

NENT Group creates ‘Dystopia’ as latest original production

· Swedish horror series features rising stars Madeleine Martin and Johan Hafezi · ‘Dystopia’ to premiere on Viaplay in 2021 · NENT Group to premiere at least 30 original productions in 2020 The next original production from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, is Swedish horror series ‘Dystopia’. A chilling tale of supernatural powers unleashed by post-apocalyptic roleplay in the Swedish forests, ‘Dystopia’ features a star cast of new Nordic talents and will premiere exclusively across the region on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming

Q4 and Year-End Report - 31 March 2020

Flexion sees very strong performance towards the end of the quarter and accelerating growth in April and May driven by a surge in the gaming market. Total revenue grows by 66% and gross profit improves by 70% significantly reducing the negative adjusted EBITDA.January 2020 to March 2020 performance · Total revenue increased by 66% to GBP 2.8m (GBP 1.7m)* · Gross profit increased by 70% to GBP 0.4m (GBP 0.2m) · Adjusted EBITDA improved by 54% to GBP -0.2m (GBP -0.5m) · Write down of GBP 1.1m in recoverable MG payments · Operating loss increased by 175% to GBP -1.3m (GBP -0.

Racing Driver Valtteri Bottas Partners Up with Polar as Official Global Athlete

KEMPELE, FINLAND – JUNE 11, 2020 02:00 AM EST - Polar , the pioneers behind the world’s first wearable heart rate measuring technology, announces its new partnership with championship racing driver Valtteri Bottas. The partnership between Polar and Bottas, an avid Polar user for years, officially brings the two legendary Finnish powerhouses together. “My experience with Polar actually started with my parents,” says Valtteri Bottas. “Years ago, they gave me my first Polar watch as a gift to help me improve my training and performance,

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