LONDON, UK: AstraZeneca is planning on establishing a next-generation active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility for small molecules near Dublin, Ireland to ensure the Company’s global supply network is fit for future growth, a bourse filing said. The new plant will allow for late-stage development and early commercial supply, adopting state of the art process…
AM Best affirms ratings of Mutual Insurance of Arizona
PHOENIX: Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA) announced that AM Best affirmed its Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) with a stable outlook. AM Best also affirmed the FSR rating of the MICA Risk Retention Group, Inc. as A (Excellent), also with a stable outlook. “As a mutual insurance company, MICA is committed to…
British Gas agrees to take on People’s Energy customers
LONDON, UK: British Gas has agreed to take on the customers of People’s Energy and will ensure that they continue to receive an uninterrupted supply of gas and electricity after the supplier ceased trading on 14 September 2021. People’s Energy serves around 350,000 domestic customers and around 500 business customers. This switchover is part of…
Action to connect 3.4 billion to internet through smartphones by 2030
A major new initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group Plc and ITU, the United Nations’ specialised agency for information and communication technologies, to address the global digital divide, with the aim that an additional 3.4 billion people could have the ability to access and use the internet through a smartphone by 2030. With mobile…
Huawei to invest $15mn in Middle East
DUBAI, UAE: Huawei plans to invest $15 million over the next three years in a newly unveiled HUAWEI CLOUD Oasis Program aimed at accelerating the development of technology enterprises and ecosystems in the Middle East. The HUAWEI CLOUD Oasis Program was launched during the second edition of the HUAWEI CLOUD Summit held virtually this year…
Mirriad signs partnership with Influential, influencer marketing company
LONDON, UK: Mirriad Advertising, the leading in-content advertising company, has announced a strategic partnership with Influential, the world’s largest influencer marketing company. Representing a significant opportunity, the agreement will expand the range of inventory Mirriad can access in the fast-growing and extensive influencer marketing sector. It also underlines the increasing speed of the company’s development…
Agronomics leads leather producer VitroLabs Series A Funding round
LONDON, UK: Agronomics has led portfolio company VitroLabs Inc’s Series A funding round with a 7.0 million investment. The Subscription is part of a funding round being undertaken by VitroLabs with the proceeds being used to build and scale the world’s first pilot production facility of cultivated leather. Agronomics previously invested 3.5 million in VitroLabs…
IDEX selected for digital currency solution from Union Smart
OSLO, NORWAY: IDEX Biometrics informed that the Union Smart Card of China is utilizing the company’s fingerprint authentication solution to secure the Cold Wallet Visual Payment Card. Union Smart has developed this “cold wallet” card solution in collaboration with six major banks for use in implementation of China’s Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (DC/EP) initiative. IDEX Biometrics…
Oncimmune signs agreement to profile patients
LONDON, UK: Oncimmune Holdings has signed an autoantibody profiling agreement with a leading global pharmaceutical company to evaluate the autoantibody profiles of patient samples in various autoimmune diseases. The initial phase of this project, including the reporting of profiled data, is scheduled to complete by the end of calendar year 2021. Under this agreement, Oncimmune…
Rutherford Health launches first community diagnostics hub
LONDON, UK: Rutherford Health has launched its first community diagnostics hub, the first of its kind in the UK. The centre is registered with the Care Quality Commission. The Rutherford Diagnostic Centre Somerset in Taunton is the result of a partnership and agreement between Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Rutherford Diagnostics Limited (Rutherford Health’s diagnostics…
Acquisition closing and near term pipeline update
LONDON, UK: The Board of Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust announced the closing of the following acquisition, which will further deploy the Company’s IPO proceeds. Closing the acquisition of Echo Solar Portfolio’s largest asset In July, the Company signed an agreement to acquire twelve solar photovoltaic projects, which are at construction stage and are expected…
IGas signs deal with SSE to develop geothermal heating project
LONDON, UK: IGas Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary GT Energy UK Limited (GTE), has signed a MoU with SSE for the development of a geothermal district heating project in the City of Stoke-on-Trent. SSE will develop and deliver a district heating network in Stoke-on-Trent working with GTE and Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The MoU grants…