Storys aus Helsinki

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

SNSF opposes initiative to ban animal and human experimentation

Bern, 14.10.2021 (ots) - The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) strives consistently and continuously to improve the quality of research. A ban on animal and human experiments would massively restrict the opportunity to gain knowledge and adversely affect Switzerland as a research hub. On 13 February 2022, the Swiss electorate will vote on the initiative to ban animal and human experiments. Acceptance of the ...

Vungle

Vungle Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Acquire JetFuel, an Influencer Marketing Platform

San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Combination positions Vungle's unique mobile performance marketing platform for the next generation of user acquisition by reaching audiences in the rapidly evolving creator economy Vungle (www.vungle.com), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JetFuel ...

Vungle

Acquisition amplifies Vungle's unique mobile performance marketing platform, providing technology to accelerate the growth cycle for mobile developers of all sizes across the world

San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Vungle (www.vungle.com), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today the acquisition of TreSensa Technologies (www.tresensa.com), a mobile ad creative technology company headquartered in New York. TreSensa provides app developers with an instant suite of playable ...

Expomobilia AG

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EIT Digital

EIT Digital at the Heart of Europe's Digital Innovation Priorities

Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - With activities focused on Digital Infrastructure (data science, machine learning, cybersecurity and next generation networks), Digital Industry, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Cities and Digital Finance, the results and impact of EIT Digital are at the heart of the priorities, recently identified by the European Commission and national ...

Oura Health Ltd.

Oura Health Strengthens Its Position in the US Market

Oulu, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) - Company moves to 12.5MEUR in total private funding and appoints new board members with US industry expertise for latest growth phase Oura Health (https://ouraring.com/), the Finnish health technology company behind the Oura ring, has moved its total private funding to 12.5MEUR after the closure of a round led by US-based Bold Capital Partners (http://www.boldcapitalpartners.com/) and ...

CGI Group Inc.

CGI Makes All Cash Offer for Affecto Plc, A Leading Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Services Firm in Northern Europe

Helsinki (ots/PRNewswire) - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announced an all cash tender offer of EUR4.55 per share to acquire through its wholly-owned subsidiary CGI Nordic Investments Limited, all outstanding shares of Affecto Plc, a leading provider of business intelligence and enterprise information ...

Debiopharm International SA

BC Platforms Closes USD $10 million Series B Financing led by Debiopharm and Tesi to accelerate knowledge platform development

Basel, Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland (ots) - Leading Big Data company developing platform with clinical and genomic data from 5 million subjects, to transform drug development and bring clinical benefits to patients. BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management solutions, today ...

Lutheran Parish of Kallio

Church Bell Ringing for Aleppo Spreads Globally

Helsinki, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) - Church bells across Finland are now ringing at 5pm every day in protest of the continued destruction of the city of Aleppo in Syria. The bells will continue to ring daily until 24 October, United Nations Day. With civilian casualties and deaths increasing daily in Aleppo, this organic, grassroots movement has now seen hundreds of churches ringing bells of mourning. It is an outcry ...

HMD Global Oy

HMD Global Appoints Pekka Rantala as Chief Marketing Officer to Re-Launch Nokia-Branded Mobile Phones

Helsinki, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) - HMD global Oy ("HMD"), the exclusive global licensee of the Nokia brand for mobile phones and tablets, has appointed Pekka Rantala as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Rantala is the former CEO of Rovio Entertainment (the creator of "Angry Birds"), and SVP of Global ...

HMD Global Oy

HMD global Founded to Create New Generation of Nokia-branded Mobile Phones and Tablets

Helsinki, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) - Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets are set to return to the global consumer market, created by a new company, HMD global Oy ("HMD"). HMD has been founded to provide a focused, independent home for a full range of Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets. HMD has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Nokia Technologies, the ...

CGI Group Inc.

Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela Selects CGI to Modernize Document Management

Helsinki (ots/PRNewswire) - Stock Market Symbols GIB (NYSE) GIB.A (TSX) http://www.cgi.com/newsroom CGI is pleased to announce that Kela, a Finnish government agency in charge of national social insurance services, has selected it to modernize its document management systems and processes. The goal of the two-year contract, valued at 8.5 million euros, is to increase ...

CGI Group Inc.

City of Vantaa Outsources IT Services to CGI

Helsinki, Finland (ots/PRNewswire) - Stock Market Symbols GIB (NYSE) GIB.A (TSX) http://www.cgi.com/newsroom CGI has entered into an IT services outsourcing [http://www.cgi.com/en/it-outsourcing-services ] agreement with the City of Vantaa in Finland. Under the agreement, CGI will assume responsibility for the city's information systems, servers and workstations, as well as provide support for around 11,000 end users. A ...

Ixonos

Ixonos Takes Birdwatching to a New Level with a Beautiful App Developed for National Geographic

Helsinki (ots/PRNewswire) - Ixonos has designed and developed a new bird watching app for National Geographic, National Geographic Birds: Field Guide to North America. The highly innovative app is the only tool that any bird watcher in North America, beginner or experienced, needs besides a pair of binoculars. The app comprises the entire 640-page Field Guide to the ...

Ixonos

Ixonos Develops a Super App for International Media Company MBC

Helsinki (ots/PRNewswire) - Ixonos is proud to have developed a stunning multi-platform application for Middle East Broadcasting Company's (MBC) hit TV show in Middle East, "The Voice". Using its patent-pending Ixonos Super App[TM] next generation application innovation, this ground-breaking app enables the viewers of the show to watch videos and photos, read news related to the show as well as discuss and share their ...

Wartsila Corporation

Wärtsilä-led Consortium Wins Major Contract to Build World's Largest Tri-Fuel Power Plant in Jordan

Helsinki (ots/PRNewswire) - A power plant of this size using Wartsila combustion engines is a landmark power generation installation. It represents recognition of the superior efficiency possible with Wartsila's technology. Furthermore, the tri-fuel capability provides unmatched flexibility, and ensures that Jordan ...